ITCA - History

History

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES ASSOCIATION OF IRAN (ITCA) HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATIVE CHART OF ITCA ACTIVITIES OF ITCA INFORMATION AND STATISTICS HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE EFFORTS AND ACTIVITIES OF ONLY THREE IRANIAN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES, THE ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1969. AT SUCH TIME, THE IRANIAN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES WERE ONLY A FEW, AND OUTLAND TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS WAS CHIEFLY DONE BY FOREIGN FORWARDERS WHO HAD AGENTS OR OFFICES IN IRAN. THIS INITIAL GATHERING STARTED ITS ACTIVITIES UNDER THE NAME OF "SYNDICATE" AND ON 20. 09. 1973 WAS ADMITTED AS AN ORDINARY MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION (FIATA) AND ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF CO-ORDINATION, PROMOTION OF THE SITUATION AND QUALIFICATION OF THE SERVICES OF ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS PROVISION OF TIR-CARNETS. AFTER THE IRANIAN ISLAMIC REVOLUTION, AND FOLLOWING THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND AND SUPPORT THE IRANIAN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES, THE NUMBER OF SUCH COMPANIES INCREASED EFFECTING THE UP-WARD NUMBERING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SYNDICATE. IN THE YEAR 1995 AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW LAW FOR TRADE FORMATIONS, THE NAME OF SYNDICATE WAS CHANGED TO "INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES ASSOCIATION OF IRAN". DURING THE POST REVOLUTION YEARS, AS THE FIELD OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION EXTENDED, THE POSITION AND VALUE OF THE ASSOCIATION AMONG THE TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATORS ALSO CHANGED FROM A NEGATIVE OUTLOOK OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS TO ACCEPTANCE OF A ROLE OF LATTERAL CO-OPERATION. WITH THE EMPHASIS OF THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OR THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF TRADE FORMATIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES ASSOCIATION DID NOT FAIL TO CO-OPERATE AND OFFER ITS POSSIBILITIES IN EVERY RESPECT TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. AT PRESENT TIME THE NUMBER OF MEMBER TRANSPORT AND FORWARDING COMPANIES OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS INCREASED TO OVER 300 COMPANIES. REGARDING COLLECTIVE INSURANCE SCHEMES, IT CAN BE CLAIMED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANIES ASSOCIATION OF IRAN IS AMONG THE FEW ASSOCIATIONS IN THE WORLD WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ITS MEMBERS WITH DIFFERENT IMPORTANT AND BASIC INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS THE GUARANTEE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND TAXES, LIABILITIES OF THE FORWARDERS AND CARRIERS ISSUING FBL AND CMR COVERED UNDER A REASONABLE AND DESIRABLE INSURANCE POLICY. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ORGANIZED SINCE 1999 THE "FIATA FREIGHT FORWARDING TRAINING PROGRAM" WITH THE ASSISTANCE AND AUTHORIZATION OF FIATA. CURRENTLY OVER 80 STUDENTS FROM THE PROFESSION ARE TAKING THE COURSES WHILE 56 HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THEIR FIATA CERTIFICATE. IN ADDITION TO SUCH SERVICES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXPERT OFFICIALS OF THE ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN DELIVERING THEIR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF TRANSPORT SECTOR. MOREOVER, THEY HAVE HELPED WITH DRAFTING OF THE LAWS, RESOLUTIONS, INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIVES RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION. THEY ALSO HOPE UNDER CLOSE CO-OPERATION WHICH IS PRESENTLY DEVELOPING BETWEEN THE STATE AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR UTMOST CO-OPERATION TO THE POLICY MAKERS THE QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS NECESSARY INVESTMENTS AND BRING TOWARDS UPGRADING AND RENDERING OF QUALITY AND RELIABLE SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION.